China's tennis star Li Na will take on Italian veteran Francesca Schiavone in China Open first round, a repeat of the 2011 French Open final.
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Editor's note: During the China Open, China Daily will collaborate with the WTA to bring you columns from various women's players in an effort to provide insight into life on the tour.
World number one Victoria Azarenka recovered from a bout of dizziness to beat Italy's Roberta Vinci 6-4 6-2 and reach the quarter-finals of the Pan Pacific Open on Wednesday.
Spanish tennis ace Rafael Nadal this Tuesday spoke about his battle to retain full fitness after suffering a knee injury in June.
Maria Sharapova pushed the envelope on winning ugly while Li Na shrugged off a cough to reach the last 16 of the Pan Pacific Open on Tuesday.
Former French Open champion Li Na shrugged off a nasty cough to beat Russia's Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova 7-5 4-6 6-2 and reach the last 16 of the Pan Pacific Open on Tuesday.
Scorching tennis hits China every October, but it's not all about the world elite slugging it out in Beijing and Shanghai.
China's Li Na stuck to the business of tennis before her appearance in this week's Pan Pacific Open in Japan, refusing to comment on a deepening political crisis between the two countries over disputed islands. 
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British teenager Laura Robson continued a fantastic run of form as she beat seventh seed Peng Shuai to claim her place in the last four of the Guangzhou International Open.
Li Na doesn't have to win in Melbourne to love it there. Though she's never won the Australian Open, the city holds a special place in the Chinese tennis star's heart.
The inaugural Asia-Pacific wildcard playoff for the Grand Slam event is set for Nanjing in October as the region's top players will have a chance to win their way in.
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